(19)
(11) EP 2 779 804 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38

(21) Application number: 14158672.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H05H 1/34(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 13.03.2013 US 201313800131

(71) Applicant: General Electric Company
Schenectady, New York 12345 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Baldwin, Donald Joseph
    Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)
  • Albanese, Joseph Garfield
    Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)
  • Dillon, Stephen David
    Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)
  • Fisk, James Allen
    Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(74) Representative: Cleary, Fidelma 
GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ
London W6 8BJ (GB)

   


(54) Adjustable gas distribution assembly and related adjustable plasma spray device


(57) Various embodiments include an adjustable gas distribution assembly (900) for an adjustable plasma spray device. In one embodiment, the assembly includes: a first gas distribution ring (910) including a plurality of openings (930) allowing a gas to pass to an inner diameter thereof, the first gas distribution ring (910) including a mating surface (920) upstream of the plurality of openings (930); and a positioning ring axially aligned (940) with the gas distribution ring (910) between the first gas distribution ring (910) and an electrically charged outlet of the plasma spray device, wherein the positioning ring (940) includes a mating surface (950) that mates with the mating surface (920) of the first gas distribution ring (910) to form the gas distribution assembly (900), wherein the mating surface (950) of the positioning ring (940) is sized to mate with a plurality of distinct gas distribution rings (910) including the first gas distribution ring.







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